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Critters - Raccoons - Racoons

Nature Photography - By Phil


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Raccoons - Missi and her last family
Summer 2006

Thumbnail of Missie - our dear little friend - waiting for dinner, by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of Missie and four of her tribe - Newbie and Hazel in back, Doodle and Flower in front, by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of Missie and the Gang, by Phil Huntley-Franck
link button to digital photo of Missie - our dear little friend - waiting for dinner, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Missie and four of her tribe - Newbie and Hazel in back, Doodle and Flower in front, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Missie and the Gang, by Phil Huntley-Franck
Thumbnail of Hazel, our dear little friendly raccoon, daughter of Missie - fair you well - with Doodle in the background, by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of Hazel (right), our dear and sweet little friendly raccoon, daughter of Missie, and Newbie (left) - adopted by Missie - two months old, by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of Scruff, rambunctious son of Missie and brother to Hazel and Doodle, by Phil Huntley-Franck
link button to digital photo of Hazel, several weeks old, our dear and sweet little friendly raccoon, daughter of Missie - fair you well - with Doodle in the background, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Hazel (right), our dear and sweet little friendly raccoon, daughter of Missie, and Newbie (left) - adopted by Missie - two months old, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Scruff, rambunctious son of Missie and brother to Hazel and Doodle, by Phil Huntley-Franck
Thumbnail of Hazel, by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of a , by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of Doodle and Hazel, by Phil Huntley-Franck
link button to digital photo of Hazel, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Missie, our dear old friend, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Doodle and Hazel, by Phil Huntley-Franck

Read about Missie's time with us.

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Raccoons
2007

Doodle is now a year old and the only one left.  Hazel, Scruff and Newbie struck out on their own in early March.  Flower followed his own path two weeks later.  Missie seemed to encourage Doodle to stay, and Doodle started taking the lead as guardian of their turf - they were virtually inseperable.  Since mid winter, Missie looked very worn and tired, looking more worn and tired each day.  On March 30, Missie and Doodle missed their daily visit.  Neither showed up for 10 days.  On the eleventh day, by herself, Doodle returned and has been showing up every day since.  I believe that Doodle stayed with her mother through the end, and Missie is now following her higher path.  Though Doodle is on her own now, we encourage her to believe she is not alone.

thumbnail of Doodle at a year old, by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of Doodle, daughter of Missie, by Phil Huntley-Franck Thumbnail of Doodle, daughter of Missie, by Phil Huntley-Franck
link button to digital photo of Doodle at a year old, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Doodle, daughter of Missie, by Phil Huntley-Franck link button to digital photo of Doodle, daughter of Missie, by Phil Huntley-Franck

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